Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Tuxedo Junction - Holland, Jools
2. Where Have All The Good Guys Gone - Holland, Jools & Lulu (NEW)
3. Out Of This World - Holland, Jools & Chrissie Hynde
4. Snowflake Boogie - Holland, Jools & Edwin Starr
5. In The Dark - Holland, Jools & Norah Jones
6. Horse To The Water - Holland, Jools & George Harrison
7. To Love A Child - Holland, Jools & Ruby Turner (NEW)
8. Enjoy Yourself - Holland, Jools & Prince Buster
9. First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Holland, Jools & Stereophonics
10. Seventh Son - Holland, Jools & Sting
11. Just To Be Home With You - Holland, Jools & Shane McGowan
12. Darkness On The Face Of The Earth - Holland, Jools & KT Tunstall
13. Return Of The Blues Cowboy - Holland, Jools & Joe Strummer
14. I Put A Spell On You - Holland, Jools & Mica Paris/David Gilmour
15. Rock Me - Holland, Jools & Blind Boys Of Alabama
16. Georgia On My Mind - Holland, Jools & India.Arie
17. Think - Holland, Jools & Tom Jones
18. Valentine Moon - Holland, Jools & Sam Brown
19. Oranges And Lemons Again - Holland, Jools & Suggs
20. Mabel - Holland, Jools & Solomon Burke/Eric Clapton
21. If You Wear That Velvet Dress - Holland, Jools & Bono

Disc 2:

1. Best Of Friends - The Story: Documentary
2. Gilson Lavis (Jools' drummer) interview
3. I'm In The Mood For Love with Jamiroquai (video)
4. Oranges And Lemons Again with Suggs (video)
5. It'll Be Me with Tom Jones (video)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7527 in Music
• Released on: 2007-10-15
• Number of discs: 2

CD Description
'Best Of Friends' is a compilation of collaborations between blues pianist Jools Holland and various star names. Including guest turns by Stereophonics, George Harrison and Tom Jones, the album is a must for fans of Holland's unique take on boogie-woogie piano playing. Includes the tracks 'First Time I Ever Saw Your Face', 'Just To Be Home With You' and 'Valentine Moon'.

Customer Reviews

Great album - but not much for the long time fan
I can't argue with the sound of this music. It is all of the highest quality.

Tuxedo Junction always makes me smile, as do most of the other tracks. I would suggest people hunt out the three 'And Friends' albums, as I reckon they could pick those up for not much more than this best of, and have three times as much music, without missing much.

The only issue I have with this album (hence missing the fifth star) is that there is not much incentive to buy this album if you already own the three aforementioned 'And Friends' albums. A better idea would have been to do a retrospective of Jools' solo (or non Squeeze) career, which spans the best part of 25 years, thus giving more 'new' material to more people.

That said, the music is all good, and if you want to smile like a loon, and dance like one too, this album is for you!

what a load of excellent tunes
This is my first Jools Holland album, i only got it today and so far i have not stopped playing it. Excellent music, tuxedo junction is ace. I'm gonna share this with the neighbourhood so loud, i absolutely love it.
i'm going to buy more when i get paid.

Jools Holland Best of Friends CD/DVD
This is also my first Jools Holland album and I agree with the previous review Wow!! excellent music you'll love it.